The entire combat conference room was silent, and everyone except Yang Lin was looking at the same document about the war against Annan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Obviously, these documents have already been printed, so it can be seen that Yang Lin's conversation with Liu Yong was premeditated and not improvised.

Yang Lin was not idle, although he had memorized the map of the Great Guang Dynasty, and even had a certain understanding of the names and geographical trends of the surrounding countries, Yang Lin still turned his head to look at the map behind him, his eyes flashed, deep and distant, and he thought while watching, especially the small country of Annan.

For a moment, I couldn't help but think of the past, this small border country will be a troublemaker in the future, specifically for China, even the use of Chinese as the official language for nearly a thousand years, also discarded, all kinds of past, this small country can be called ungrateful.

Only by being strong and strong in force can we suppress the surrounding small countries, and blindly friendly to our neighbors will only bring endless troubles, and with this in mind, Yang Lin secretly decided: "Friendly neighbors, it is better to annex them directly and turn them into territories, so that everything will be over, and you can be as friendly as you want in the future." ”

Half an hour passed, Yang Lin turned his mind and asked: "After such a long time, I have left you enough time to think, now let's talk about it, about the use of troops against Annan, express your opinions." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and soon, one of the staff officers spoke: "Your Majesty, the country of Annan is small and the people are widowed, located in the southeast, and the whole country is a narrow strip of land, like an elongated dough, bordering Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan of our Great Guang Dynasty. Moreover, Annan has just ended the civil war, and its national strength is empty, and it only needs to send 100,000 troops to sweep through many small countries in the south. ”

At this time, a staff officer stood up and echoed: "Yes, the 100,000 troops can be divided into two routes, all the way from the sea to the south, and land; The other way advanced directly from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan, and under the attack from both sides, it was possible to occupy the entire territory of Annan in less than a month and incorporate it into the territory of the Great Guang Dynasty. ”

A general with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood up, his whole body was filled with a belligerent atmosphere, and he said even more sonorously: "Your Majesty, I think that since you want to fight this war, you might as well make the movement bigger, and it is not enough to make an Annan country to stuff your teeth, it is better to move the battlefield westward, and by the way, take Nanzhang, Siam, Burma and other countries, and sweep away all the troublemakers in the south in one fell swoop." Throughout history, these small countries are not good birds, and every now and then they will bite China. ”

As soon as this statement came out, it was amazing, no one thought that someone would make such a suggestion? Even Yang Lin was surprised, but he was happy in his heart, and he liked this battle plan very much.

Yang Lin is not a person who thinks he is a gentleman, let alone the kind of rhetorical talker, saying that he is a big country, and he must be kind to his neighbors and coexist peacefully.

In Yang Lin's eyes, those are bullshit, since it is divided into two countries, then, there are their own interests, and having their own interests means the existence of conflict, and Yang Lin's concept is to eliminate all dangers in the bud, only in this way is the best policy.

Although he thought so in his heart, Yang Lin did not express his position immediately, and still looked at the others as usual, looking at other people's opinions to see what they thought.

Feeling the emperor's gaze, soon, another person stood up and said, "Hmm... If the results of the battle are expanded, it is not impossible to move the battlefield to the west. After all, in any case, once the Daguang army enters Annam, the soldiers will definitely be invincible, and when the time comes, Nguyen Phuc Anh will definitely flee westward and ask for help from Rama I Chao Phraya Chokri of Siam. ”

At this time, Shi was also present, she used to be a pirate, she knew the small countries in the southeast border very well, and also said: "Your Majesty, compared with the Sulu State and the Lanfang Republic, such as Annam, Nanzhang, Siam, Burma and other countries, these small countries have a higher degree of sinicization, up to the princes and nobles, down to the common people of Li, they are all proud to speak Chinese. Moreover, the vast majority of the people of these countries have Han Chinese blood in their bodies. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Lin was immediately reminded: "Speaking of this, I also remembered it, and I know that like the royal family of Siam, their crown prince must have Han blood in order to ascend to the throne and rule the country." ”

After Yang Lin finished speaking, Shi continued: "Therefore, the emperor, it is very feasible and operable to take these small countries in one fell swoop, and it is much easier to manage. Moreover, the problem of the supply of troops in the Great Guang Dynasty can also be solved, as long as the supply of food and salary is sufficient. ”

The last sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention, for the past few years, the problem of restricting the expansion of the Daguang Army has always been a source of soldiers, and it cannot be effectively solved, and it is simply impossible to recruit soldiers in the entire land of China. Those who enlist in the army are all compulsory soldiers, and they do not belong to professional soldiers, and they will leave after serving for two or three years.

The most important thing is that during the reign of the former Qing Dynasty, there was no more turmoil in various places, the people's livelihood withered, and the population plummeted.

However, now it is different, although Annam, Nanzhang, Siam and other countries are small, they have a large population, which can make up for the lack of troops in the Daguang army in a short time. As long as these countries are occupied and incorporated into the territory of the Great Guangzhou Dynasty, the problem of the shortage of troops in the Great Guangzhou Army can be alleviated, and some things can be easily solved.

Especially Yang Lin, who has a deep understanding, and when he heard this statement, his eyes suddenly lit up.

If you recruit troops from these small countries, you can directly send them to the islands of the South China Sea, especially Sulu and Lan Fang, which can make up for the shortcomings of the too few garrisons there, although in the past nearly a year, a lot of soldiers have been recruited in the two provinces, but it is far from enough.

Moreover, the most critical point is that once these small countries are occupied, enough troops are recruited, which not only alleviates the shortage of troops in the South China Sea, but also allows them to move northward from Burma into Tibet to support Huo Xiong, so as to implement the policy of benefiting the people of the Great Guang Dynasty, implement it in Tibet, and overthrow the slavery system there.

Only in this way, after eliminating the slave system in Tibet and stripping off the **** system of the trumpet, the Great Guang Dynasty can truly control Tibet, stabilize the southwest, and then concentrate on dealing with the Turks in Xinjiang and the Mongolian tribes in Inner Mongolia, recover military power, and be directly governed by the imperial court.

Yang Lin believes that as long as those policies benefiting the people are implemented in Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, then the Daguang Dynasty will be able to win the support of the local people, and those people will truly become the people of the Daguang Dynasty, rather than the tribe leaders' subordinates, who can slaughter, buy, sell and exchange cattle and sheep at will.

These thoughts were fleeting, and Yang Lin quickly came to his senses, and then said: "Well, since this is the case, then take the recovery of the small countries of Nanzhang and Siam." However, the previous plan for the use of troops needs to be changed. ”

After a pause, Yang Lin stood up, turned around and came to the map, took the baton, and said while gesturing: "You see, the early use of troops should be to divide the 100,000 Daguang army into three routes, one way directly from the land, attack Annan, and the other two roads from the eastern coast and the southern coast of Annan respectively, and the three armies should pay equal attention and advance westward. ”

"When they hit the junction of Annam, Nanzhang and Siam, they sent another 20,000 troops, one from Yunnan to Siam, and the other from the South China Sea to land and enter Cambodia."

Between the words, Yang Lin exuded a strong battle intent, his eyes flashed with fine light, crystal overflowing, very excited, word by word, everyone who said it was excited, and the battle intent in the blood was also ignited.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, we have sent 140,000 troops at once, all of them are loaded with guns and ammunition, with our weapons and equipment, we can completely push many small countries in the south, and in less than two months, we will be able to fully occupy Annam, Nanzhang, Cambodia, Siam and Burma, and from then on the south will be truly safe, there will be no hidden dangers, those Western colonists will have no place to invade, and it will be even more difficult to get involved in Southeast Asia, which can be called delusional."

Listening to the narration of a chief of staff, Yang Lin also understood a truth, once these small countries were occupied, they would be included in the territory. In the future, the Great Guangzhou Dynasty will directly confront the Western colonizers and confront them head-on, and there will be no more buffer zones.

After thinking about it, Yang Lin couldn't help but think of another problem, once this military action was put into practice, those small countries would definitely not stand still, although no matter how strong their resistance was, they would not be able to stop the pace of the large Guangzhou army.

But they can cause trouble, they can call for help, and the only country that can do it, the fastest and most advantageous, is the United Kingdom, which is now consolidating its interests in India.

Invading India and colonizing it, it was impossible for the East India Company not to understand that once the Great Canton Dynasty occupied the small countries of the South. Then, the East India Company may be surrounded by a large army. After all, from the southeast to the northeast of British Bengal, the entire eastern part of the country would be threatened by the Great Army.

Therefore, Britain will not sit idly by and allow the Great Guangzhou Dynasty to annex the small countries in the south.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin had already made a decision, and then said: "After the meeting, immediately Feige sent a letter to Huo Xiong, asking him to send the Kongtong army Chen Bing at the border between India and Tibet, creating a momentum of a large army pressing the border, so that the British colonists in India have a feeling that a big war is imminent." ”

Although Yang Lin said it briefly, he pointed to the key point, and all of the people present were smart people, as a senior chief of staff, it was only a moment, and after a little thought, he understood the emperor's intentions.

It was to contain the British troops living in India, so that they could not spare their hands and disrupt the military operations of the Great Canton Army in the south.

As soon as the words fell, the aftermath of Yang Lin's words was still echoing, and the General Staff immediately stood up and said in a loud voice: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”